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09 AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR |
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SELECTED CONTESTANT PHOTOS & BIOS |
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"SP World Amateur Ranking" means |
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Arnold,
Scott
caringbah, nsw NSW GC age 23 Australia National Squad #12 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup 2nd + Tasmanian Open 3rd 09 & 07 NSW Am Semi's + Lake Macquarie Champ 09 Asian Tour Stage One 5th + 08 Dunes Medal T4 08 Jockey Club Rosario T7 (07 4th) + Porter Cup T21 08 Southern Am T17 + British Open Alternate 08 British Amateur 32s + Riversdale Cup Champ 08 Mandurah T9, NSW St 3rd & Lake Macquarie T8 07 Tasmania & NSW Open + Rice Planters Top 15 07 Aussie Interstate 7/1/1 + St Andrews Links Tr 2nd 07 Aussie Am 16s & 2nd in stroke + Asia-Pac Am 4th 06 Hong Kong Open Amateur Champion |
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Beaufils,
Ray
gold coast, qld Surfers Paradise GC age 22 Queensland State Team #148 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Rice Planters Am T15 + Monroe Inv T11 08 Keperra Bowl T2 + QLD Am Qrtrs (2nd in stroke) 08 & 07 Aussie Am 16s + 07 Sunnehanna Am T14 07 Saujana Am 7th + Malaysian Open Am T3 07 Queensland Amateur Quarters (T2 in stroke) 07 Riversdale T5 (T16 in 09) + Ashes Matches 2/1/1 07 Tasmanian Open T7 06 Dunes Medal T6 + 06 Keperra Bowl 2nd 06 QLD Am Finalist + Lake Macquarie Am T12 05 Federal Open Am T12 + QLD Foursomes Champ |
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beckmann,
Daniel
Melbourne, VIC Yarra Yarra GC age 21 Australia National Squad #82 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup 3rd (course record 62) 09 Tasmanian Open 5th + Lake Macquarie Am 7th 09 Master of the Amateurs 3rd (T4 in 07, 7th in 05) 08 Federal Amateur Open T13 08 Australian Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L) 08 Mandurah E. Am T13 + Tasmanian Open T3 07 Victoria Amateur 16's + Fed Open Am Champ 07 SAGA Inv T5 + 07 Mandural Easter Amateur T7 07 Portsea Am Open Champ + Victoria Am Quarters 06 Murray Valley 2nd + 05 Northern Jun Op Champ |
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Benz, Ken
1 Feldmeilen, SUI Bubilon GC age XX Swiss National Team #179 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Omnium Suisse Champion (5th in 07) 08 Championnat de Suisse Orietale Champion 08 Swiss Match Amateur Finalist (Quarters in 07) 08 Championnat du Leman Champion 08 Championnat du Tessin 3rd (2nd in 07) 07 Luxembourg Amateur 5th 07 Championnat de Suisse Romande 3rd 07 Swiss Match Amateur Quarters |
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bleumink, Luke Croydon, VIC Heritage GC age 23 Victoria St Team / Melbourne Golf Academy #155 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Victoria Amateur Champion (2nd in stroke) 08 Dunes Medal 3rd (T8 in 07) 08 Shirley Open T11 (NZ) 08 & 07 Federal Open Amateur Top 11 08 Australian Interstate Matches 5/1/2 (W/H/L) 08 & 07 Riversdale Cup Top 12 08 Lake Macquarie Amateur 7th 07 Ivo Whitton Trophy Champion 07 Cobram Open & VIC Par 3 Champion 06 VIC Colts Champion |
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Campbell, Ben
Wellington, NZL Masterton GC age 18 New Zealand National Team #332 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 New Zealand North Island U19 T4 09 Lake Macquarie Amateur T11 09 New Zealand U23 Team 2nd (T3 in 08) 08 Aaron Baddeley International Junior Champion 08 Greg Norman Junior Masters 9th 08 Australian Junior T6 08 Mastercard Junior Masters T5 08 New Zealand U23 Champion (T6 in 09) 07 NZ North Island Amateur T8 06 & 05 Manor Park Junior Champion |
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Fairfax,
Gavin
Thornlands, QLD Pacific GC age 20 Queensland State Team #555 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T9 08 & 07 Keperra Bowl T12 08 Queensland Amateur Semi's (T4 in stroke) 07 NSW Amateur 16's 06 & 05 Redlands Club Champion 05 Queensland Junior 4th |
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Fox,
Ryan
Auckland, NZL Auckland GC age 22 New Zealand National Team #115 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup 7th 09 New Zealand U23 Team Ind Champion 09 New Zealand U23 T8 + 08 Shirley Open T8 08 & 07 Wairakei Open top 7 08 Auckland Stroke Play Champion 08 Waikato Winter Stroke Play 2nd 08 Tauranga Open T7 08 New Zealand Amateur Semi's & T2 in stroke 08 North Island Amateur T2 08 SBS Invitational T7 |
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Gillespie,
Nick
Hastings, NZL Hastings GC age 20 New Zealand National Team #127 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 NZ Interprovincial 5/1/0 + TransTasman 2/0/1 08 New Zealand Amateur 16's (07 Finalist) 08 Australian Amateur Quarters 08 South Island Amateur 2nd 08 North Island Amateur T4 (07 Champion) 08 New South Wales Amateur Semi's 07 New Zealand Interprovincial Matches 6/0/0 07 Singapore Open Am 7th + Tauranga Open T7 07 NZ U23 IndividualT8 07 NZ U23 Team T4 (as individual) |
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Grant, Kyle
2 Xx, NSW Mona Vale GC age XX New South Wales State Squad #357 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Tasmanian Open T13 09 NSW Amateur Quarters & Co-Medalist 09 Lake Macquarie 10th 09 Avondale Amateur Medal T4 |
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Hart, Tim
Brisbane, QLD Indooroopilly GC age 19 Queensland State Team #276 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup 8th 09 NSW Amateur Quarters 08 Victoria Amateur 16's 08 Riversdale Cup T12 08 NSW Amateur Finalist (2nd in stroke) 08 Queensland Amateur 16's |
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Hasthorpe, Craig
XX, VIC Commonwealth GC age XX #555 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T11 08 Victoria Amateur Quarters 08 Keperra Bowl 6th 08 Tasmanian Open T14 |
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Jager,
Matt
Willetton, WA Melville Glades GC age 20 Australian National Squad #16 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T4 + TransTasman Cup 4/0/0 08 WA Open T13 + Fed Am & Jockey Club Champ 08 Southern Am T7, Players Am 2nd, Sahalee T4 08 Dogwood T18, Keperra T8 + Perth City Champ 08 Australian Amateur 32's (5th in stroke, qrtrs in 07) 08 Mandurah Easter Amateur 2nd (6th in 07) 08 Tasmanian Open & Lake Macquarie Am Top 6 07 Victoria State Am 16's + Dunes Medal 3rd 07 Federal Open Am 6th + 07 Riversdale Cup T5 07 Gosnells Open & WAGC Am Open Champion 06 Victoria & South Australia Junior Master Champ |
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Jeong,
Yeon Jin 3 Busan, KOR Waverly GC (AUS) age 19 #156 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Tasmanian Open T10 + Victoria Am Quarters 08 Federal Am Open 6th + 08 US Am Qualifier 08 Sunnehanna Am T4 + Kew Open Champion 08 Maekyung Open T21 (Asian Tour) 08 Victoria Junior Masters Champion 08 Tasmania Open T14 + Lake Macquarie Am T17 07 Australian Junior 3rd + Riversdale Cup T11 06 Maekyung Amateur 15th (Korea) 06 Korean Junior Match Semi's + Jun World Cup T7 06 & 05 Emerson Pacific Cup 2nd 05 Culture & Tourism Cup Champion |
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Macpherson, Bryden
Melbourne, VIC Peninsula CGC age 18 Victoria State Team #130 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T4 + Victoria PGA T10 08 Dunes Medal Champion (course record 63) 08 Federal Amateur Open 3rd 08 Australian Amateur 16's (12th in stroke) 08 Australian Junior T4 + VIC Junior Masters 2nd 08 Tasmanian Junior Masters Champion 07 Heathcote Open & VIC Boys Champion 07 Queenscliff & Cobram Opens 3rd 07 Junior World T15 + 06 PDGA District Champ |
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Malone,
Shaun
Crawley, WA MLGC age 24 Western Australia State Team #698 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Hartfield Open 3rd 08 Western Australia Open T15 (T4 in 07) 08 West Coast Open T7 08 Karrinyup Bowl T4 08 Western Australia Amateur Stroke T4 08 Australian Amateur Quarters (T13 in stroke) 07 Albany Classic T3 06 Sea View Nugget & Sun City Ams Top 6 |
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McCarthy,
Ryan
Burnie, TAS Seabrook GC age 19 Australian National Squad #79 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Southern Cross Team 09 Tasmanian Open Champion 09 Lake Macquarie Amateur T16 09 Asia-Pacific Amateur 4th 08 Victoria Amateur Runner Up (4th in stroke) 08 Australia Interstate Matches 6/2/1 (W/H/L) 08 Northern Terr Open Am T4 + Keperra Bowl T2 08 Tasmanian Amateur Champ (2nd in 07) 08 Australian Amateur 32s (T13 in stroke) 07 Federal Open Am T7 + Master of Amateurs T2 |
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McGovern,
Rhys
Terranora, NSW Moore Park GC age 25 New South Wales State Squad #530 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Tasmanian Open T8 08 Rice Planter T15 (USA) 08 Keperra Bowl 7th 08 Riversdale Cup T3 08 Lake Macquarie T17 |
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Ninyette,
Brody
Busselton, WA Joondalup GC age 21 Western Australia State Team #329 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T16 + Lake Macquarie Am 6th 08 Dunes Medal T4 + Albany Classic 2nd 08 Rockingham Bowl & Sun City Am Champion 08 Spalding Park Classic Champion 08 Hartfield Open T4 + Karrinyup Bowl Champ 08 Cottesloe Open Champ + Perth City Finalist 08 & 07 Western Australia Amateur Quarters 07 Western Aus Open T9 + Keperra Bowl T12 07 Mandurah Easter Amateur T7 07 Capel & Joondalup Opens Top 3 |
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Nisbet,
Daniel
XX, QLD Caboolture GC age 18 Australian National Squad #117 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup (T9 in 08) 09 Tasmanian Open 6th + Master of Amateurs T7 08 Junior World 2nd (USA) + Dunes Medal 8th 08 Junior Masters Champion + Keperra Bowl T12 08 Australian Junior Champion (T4 in 07, 3rd in 06) 08 QLD Junior Champ + 07 Junior World Cup T9 07 Australia Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L) 07 Queensland Amateur Semi's (4th in stroke) 07 Australian Amateur Semi's 06 New Zealand U19 3rd |
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Palmer, Jason 2 Leicester, ENG Kirby Muxloe GC age 2X English National Team #194 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Parman Cup T2 08 South of England Amateur T6 08 Tillman Trophy 13th 08 Chiberta Grand Prix T2 08 Midland Amateur Champion (T4 in 07) 08 Lagonda Trophy T4 07 Westwood Trophy T7 06 Italian International Amateur Champion 06 British Amateur Quarters 06 Spanish International Amateur Quarters |
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Pearce,
Daniel
Hastings, NZL Coringa GC age 20 New Zealand National Team #313 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T4 09 New Zealand U23 Team 4th 08 Malaysian Amateur Stroke T7 08 South Island Amateur T3 08 North Island Amateur T7 08 SBS Invitational 2nd 08 Dunedin Stroke Play Champion 08 Auckland & Canterbury Stroke Plays 2nd 08 New Zealand U23 T8 |
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Pratt, Kieran
Melbourne, VIC Commonwealth GC age 20 St Josephs College & VIC Institute of Sport #293 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T16 09 Tasmanian Open 4th 08 Dunes Medal T11 08 Riversdale Cup 2nd 07 Victoria Amateur Finalist 07 Dunes Medal 5th 07 Port Phillip Invitational Champion 06 Victoria Junior Champion |
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Rankin, Brett
BRisbane, QLD Pacific GC age 22 Queensland State Team #238 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T11 08 Keperra Bowl T12 08 & 07 Queensland Am Quarters & 08 Medalist 08 Australian Amateur 16's (32's in 07) 07 Victoria Amateur Quarters 07 Federal Amateur Open T11 07 SAGA Invitational 2nd 07 Riversdale Cup T5 06 Dunes Medal 4th 06 Queensland Medal 3rd |
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Raseta, Michael
Mona Vale, NSW Mona Vale GC age 2X New South Wales State Squad #241 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 NSW Amateur 16's 09 Avondale Amateur Medal T4 08 Federal Amateur Open T13 08 Australia Interstate 8/0/1 (W/H/L) 08 Mandurah Easter Amateur 12th 08 Tasmanian Open T6 08 NSW Amateur Champion (Quarters in 07) 06 Tasmania Open 11th 06 Lake Macquarie Amateur T9 |
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Richardson, Kalem
Launceston, TAS Riverside GC age 20 Tasmania State Team #526 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup 15th 09 Tasmanian Open 2nd 08 Dunes Medal T9 |
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Riordan,
Sean
Tasman, NZL Takaka GC age 20 New Zealand National Team #252 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Saujana Amateur (Malaysia) 2nd 08 New Zealand Amateur Semi's 08 South Island Amateur 8th 08 North Island Amateur T7 08 SBS Invitational Champion 08 New Zealand U23 T5 07 New Zealand Interprovincial 5/1/1 07 Taranaki Open T11 07 Bay of Plenty Open Am Champion (4th in 09) |
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Roach,
Justin
Bringelly, NSW Bonnie Doon GC age 28 Hertz/Qantas Valet #221 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 NSW Am Qrts, Lake Macquarie T16 + MoA T9 08 Southern Am T17 + 08 & 05 NSW Am Quarters 07 Dunes Medal T10 + Tailhade Cup 2nd 07 Southern Cross 4/0/2 + Aussie Am 2nd (T4 in strk) 07 Tasmanian Open T12 + NSW Am 16's (06 32's) 07 & 06 Lake Macquarie Amateur Top 2 (T4 in 05) 06 Eastern Amateur T16 + Riversdale Cup T5 06 Avondale Medal & Monash Masters Champion 05 Bonnie Doon Open Amateur Champion 04 Victoria Am Medalist + Lakes Medal Champ |
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Scrivener, Jason
Erskine, WA Mandurah CC age 19 Australian National Squad #47 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 NSW Amateur Co-Medalist & 16's 08 Argentina Amateur Semi's + Tailhade Cup T4 08 Players Am T8 + Keperra Bowl T4 08 Western Australia Am Finalist 08 Mandurah Easter Am 3rd (T11 in 07) 08 Riversdale Cup & Tasmanian Open T op 508 Lake Macquarie T5 + 07 Aussie Junior of Year 07 Dunes Medal 2nd + Spirit International T2 07 Aussie Junior & Junior Masters Champion 06 New Zealand U19 Champion |
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Sherratt, Jordan
Xx, SA Thaxted Park GC age 21 Australian National Squad #107 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup Champion 09 South Australian Amateur Finalist & Medalist 08 Australia Interstate Matches 5/2/2 (W/H/L) 08 Keperra Bowl T4 08 Australian Amateur 32's (T6 in stroke) 08 Mandurah Easter Amateur T11 07 Australian Amateur 16's 07 South Australian Amateur Medalist 07 Tasmanian Open 5th + Lake Macquarie Am T18 06 Victoria Amateur Semi's + Mandurah Am T9 |
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Smith, Brendon
Pelican, NSW Pymble GC age 19 Australian National Squad #56 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Southern Cross Team + TransTasman Cup 3/0/1 09 Tasmanian Open T8 + 09 NSW Amateur 16's 09 Lake Macquarie Amateur 2nd (T17 in 08) 09 Avondale Medal T6 + 08 Argentina Am Qrtrs 08 Tailhade Cup T4 + NSW Open T10 08 Australia Interstate Matches 6/1/2 (W/H/L) 08 Riversdale Cup T3 + Junior World Cup T6 08 Australian Amateur 32's (4th in stroke) 07 Dunes Medal 7th + Federal Amateur Open 5th 07 Lake Macquarie Jun Champ + Keperra Bowl T12 |
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Smyth, Michael
IlLAWONG, NSW Australian GC age 21 New South Wales State Squad #140 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Tasmanian Open T10 09 NSW Amateur Champion (Qrtrs in 08, 5th in stroke) 09 Lake Macquarie Amateur T16 (T3 in 08) 09 Master of the Amateurs T7 08 Dunes Medal T4 08 Federal Amateur Open T7 08 Northern Territory Open Am T4 08 Lake Macquarie Amateur T3 |
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Spearman-Burn,
Peter Xe, NZL Miramar GC age 19 New Zealand National Team #522 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Wairakei Open T4 08 Waikato Winter Stroke T3 08 Australian Amateur 32's (T13 in stroke) 08 New Zealand North Island U19 Champion 08 New Zealand U23 Team T3 07 New Zealand Interprovincial 7/1/0 (W/H/L) 07 New Zealand South Island Am 7th |
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Speirs, Stephen
Adelaide, SA Kooyonga GC age 21 South Australia State Team #463 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T9 09 South Australia Amateur Semi's (4th in stroke) 08 South Australia Amateur Finalist & Medalist 08 Master of the Amateurs T5 07 Riversdale Cup T17 07 South Australia Amateur Semi's 06 South Australia Amateur Finalist 05 South Australia Junior Champion (3rd in stroke) 09 - 04 SA State Senior, Colt &/or Junior Team |
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Stephens, Adam 3 Wentworth Falls, NSW Bonnie Doon GC age XX #629 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Avondale Amateur Medal Champion 08 Dunes Medal 8th 08 Federal Amateur Open T13 08 Optimist International Junior 4th (USA) 07 Bathurst Open Champion 06 Australian Open T35 |
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Umbers, Ashley
Diggers Rest, VIC Rich River GC age 23 Victoria State Team #395 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 09 Riversdale Cup T11 09 Master of the Amateurs T9 (T3 in 08) 08 Australia Interstate 5/1/2 (W/H/L) 08 Northern Territory Open Amateur Champion 08 Mandural Easter Amateur 3rd 08 Sydney Interstate Series Champion 07 Master of the Amateurs Champion 06 Victoria Amateur Quarters 06 SAGA Invitational T6 |
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Wainwright, Adam 1 Gainsborough, ENG Gainsborough GC age 2X English A Squad #583 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 St Andrews Links Trophy T15 08 Hampshire Salver 3rd 08 Riversdale Cup T16 08 Quadrandular Matches 5/0/1 07 English Amateur 16s 07 Lagonda Trophy T3 06 Irish Amateur Open 14th 06 Portuguese International Amateur Semi's |
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Wallace,
Ben
3 Auckland, NZL Auckland GC age 20 New Zealand National Team #392 SP World Amateur Ranking (as of March 14) 08 Singapore Open Amateur 2nd 08 Wairakei Open T12 08 New Zealand Amateur Quarters 08 North Island Amateur T4 07 Titirangi Open T2 07 New Zealand U19 T3 |
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